“During Soviet rule, Peter Rumachik served as Vice-President of the Council of Evangelical Baptist Churches, an organization coordinating the efforts of 2,000 underground churches in Russia. In 1956, Peter Rumachik and four other Christian workers founded a church in the Moscow suburb of Dyedovsk. He was eventually arrested for his Christian activities in 1961, when he was tried with the others in a highly publicized trial in the Dyedovsk cultural center. The trial concluded with a sentence of five years internment in the infamous GULAG prison camps of Krasnoyarsk, Siberia. Peter Rumachik was released one year early as an act of amnesty. Amnesty was short-lived, however, and the Soviet government continued its relentless persecution of the church. In the years that followed, the Soviet government tried and convicted Pastor Rumachik four more times before his ultimate release in 1987.
“In all, Pastor Peter Rumachik served over 18 years in Soviet prisons and labor camps for his faith in God. While no volume can ever hope to encompass the fullness of the hardships he endured, this book has been created to tell the account of how God sustained him and his family during those times. It is the hope of the authors that their account will be an encouragement to the faith of all who read it.” ~from the back of the book
Title: A Path Not Lined With Roses
Author: peter, Pavel, and Luba Rumachik
Genre(s): Christian Non-Fiction
Rating: ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤ (five stars)
Romance Content: Mentions people getting married but with very few details.
Recommended age range: 13+?
My Review:
This was an interesting and inspiring book about Christians persecuted by the Soviet Union. A Path Not Lined With Roses consists of three people’s testimonies: that of Pastor Peter Rumachik, his wife, Luba Rumachik, and their son, Pavel Rumachik. It was interesting for me in particular to read the testimonies of Mrs. Rumachik and Mr. Pavel Rumachik and the impact that the persecution of Pastor Peter had on them.
While the conditions in the prisons are not glossed over, I would consider the graphic content level to be less than The Hiding Place (by Corrie ten Boom). The continued pointing to the Lord by all three testimonies was encouraging to me, and it was interesting to read the translation of several Russian hymns as well. This was an interesting book that I was glad to read!
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Ooooo, this one sounds good! Thanks, Leona!
I was wondering where today’s post was. I don’t think I’ve heard of this book, but it sounds very interesting.
Yes, I’m sorry that I didn’t get it written and posted until later in the day! I don’t think I had heard of this book either until someone gave it to us. 🙂
Oh, this sounds interesting! I’ve read “Tortured for Christ” and “The Hiding Place” (which are both in the same genre), so this looks like it would be a good read as well. Thanks for sharing!
I’ve also read “The Hiding Place”, but I don’t think I’ve read “Tortured for Christ”. Was that one good? You’re welcome!
Yes, it’s a good one! We read it as a family, though there were a few scenes I skipped because of the youngsters. It has an amazingly powerful message of loving your enemy.
Interesting! I may have to check that one out! Thanks for the recommendation. 🙂